Controlled fabrication of ion track nanowires and channels

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 268, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 676-686

  Spohr, Reimar ^a,b,c   Zet, Cristian ^d   Eberhard Fischer, Bernd ^b   Kiesewetter, Helge ^b   Apel, Pavel ^e   Gunko, Igor ^f   Ohgai, Takeshi ^g   Westerberg, Lars ^b  

^a Department of Physics and Astronomy ^*  (Sweden)

^b GSI HELMHOLTZZENTRUM FÜR SCHWERIONENFORSCHUNG GMBH   (Germany)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d GHEORGHE ASACHI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

^e JOINT INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

^f RD and G   (Germany)

^g NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Conductometric cell; Conductometry; Electro deposition; GMR; Ion track technology; Magnetoelectronics; Micro and nano fabrication; Nanowires; Phase detection; Real time control; Self organization; Sensor technology; Single ion; Spintronics; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTOMETRIC CELLS; CONDUCTOMETRY; GMR; ION-TRACK TECHNOLOGY; NANOFABRICATION; PHASE DETECTION; SELF-ORGANIZATION; SELF-ORGANIZATIONS; SINGLE-ION; SPINTRONICS;

COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC WIRE; FABRICATION; GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE; IRRADIATION; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC RECORDING; MAGNETOELECTRONICS; NANOELECTRONICS; NANOSENSORS; NANOWIRES; REAL TIME CONTROL; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TECHNOLOGY; THERMAL INSULATION;

IONS;

EID: 77549087711     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2009.12.017     Document Type: Article

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